Montenegro – Soon to Become a Destination for Digital Nomads?
Montenegro – Soon to Become a Destination for Digital Nomads?
May 2022
Author: Jelena Brajkovic, BDK Advokati
On 18 May 2022, a group of MP’s proposed amendments to the Foreigners’ Act to introduce the possibility of obtaining a temporary residence permit for digital nomads. The parliamentary debate on the amendments is expected to start at the beginning of June 2022. The amendments are designed to attract foreigners from IT and other mobile sectors to Montenegro.
Digital nomads
The proposed amendments to the Foreigners’ Act define digital nomads as foreign individuals (whether they are registered as entrepreneurs or not) who provide Montenegro services online for foreign companies. Foreigners employed with a Montenegrin subsidiary or branch of a foreign company would not be considered digital nomads within the meaning of the proposed amendments.
Conditions for the digital nomad permit
The applicant nomad must enter Montenegro with a type D visa (long-term visa) allowing a stay in Montenegro for up to 180 days.
The nomad applies for a temporary residence permit at the Ministry of Interior, by submitting documents generally required for temporary residency (proofs of sufficient funds, accommodation, health insurance, non-conviction, and a valid passport). In addition, the applicant must submit an employment agreement or other evidence that (s)he will be doing work for a foreign company online.
Duration of the permit
The temporary residence permit is issued for a maximum period of two years and may be extended for another two years. After the expiration of the two-year period (or four-year period if an extension was sought), the foreigner needs to exist in Montenegro and spend at least six months abroad before reapplying for a new temporary residence permit for nomads.
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May 2022
Author: Jelena Brajkovic, BDK Advokati
On 18 May 2022, a group of MP’s proposed amendments to the Foreigners’ Act to introduce the possibility of obtaining a temporary residence permit for digital nomads. The parliamentary debate on the amendments is expected to start at the beginning of June 2022. The amendments are designed to attract foreigners from IT and other mobile sectors to Montenegro.
Digital nomads
The proposed amendments to the Foreigners’ Act define digital nomads as foreign individuals (whether they are registered as entrepreneurs or not) who provide Montenegro services online for foreign companies. Foreigners employed with a Montenegrin subsidiary or branch of a foreign company would not be considered digital nomads within the meaning of the proposed amendments.
Conditions for the digital nomad permit
The applicant nomad must enter Montenegro with a type D visa (long-term visa) allowing a stay in Montenegro for up to 180 days.
The nomad applies for a temporary residence permit at the Ministry of Interior, by submitting documents generally required for temporary residency (proofs of sufficient funds, accommodation, health insurance, non-conviction, and a valid passport). In addition, the applicant must submit an employment agreement or other evidence that (s)he will be doing work for a foreign company online.
Duration of the permit
The temporary residence permit is issued for a maximum period of two years and may be extended for another two years. After the expiration of the two-year period (or four-year period if an extension was sought), the foreigner needs to exist in Montenegro and spend at least six months abroad before reapplying for a new temporary residence permit for nomads.
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